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  • NISO Z39.53 : 0

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    CODES FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF LANGUAGES FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE

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    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  National Information Standards Organization

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    Foreword
    1 Purpose and Scope
      1.1 Purpose
      1.2 Scope
          1.2.1 Usage
          1.2.2 Limitation
    2 General Principles of the List
      2.1 Structure of the Language Codes
      2.2 Specificity of the Language Codes
      2.3 Future Development
      2.4 Script
      2.5 Special Language Codes
          2.5.1 Language Code MIS
          2.5.2 Language Code ART
          2.5.3 Language Code MUL
          2.5.4 Language Code UND
    3 Structure of the List of Language Codes
      3.1 Descriptors
      3.2 Arrangement of the List of Language Codes
    4 Maintenance agency
    Tables
    Table 1 - List of Language Codes in Alphabetical
              Order by Code
    Table 2 - List of Language Codes in Alphabetical
              Order by Descriptor
    Table 3 - List of Obsolete Language Codes
    Appendix
        Designation of Maintenance Agency

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    Gives a standardized code for libraries, information services and publishers to indicate language in exchange of information. This standard is not a prescriptive device for the definition of language and dialects but rather a list reflecting the need to distinguish recorded information by language.

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    Development Note Revision of ANSI Z39.53. (05/2002)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Information Standards Organization
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    I.S. CWA 14929:2004 INTERNATIONALISATION OF SIF AND HARMONISATION WITH OTHER SPECS/STANDARDS
    UNI ISO 23950 : 2011 INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION - INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (Z39.50) - APPLICATION SERVICE DEFINITION AND PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION
    NISO Z39.50 : 2003 INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (Z39.50): APPLICATION SERVICE DEFINITION AND PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION
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